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UNHRC must pay attention to Pakistan's deplorable human rights record: Ind
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Geneva [Switzerland], March 15 (ANI): India on Monday called on the United Nations Human Rights Council to hold Pakistan accountable for its state-sponsored and supported grave violation of human rights of its people, saying the UN body must pay urgent attention to Islamabad's deplorable hum
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Pak orchestrating proxy war, promoting terrorism in Kashmir, EFSAS chief t
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Geneva [Switzerland], March 15 (ANI): Thousands of Kashmiris have died in a proxy war orchestrated by Pakistan and they continue to suffer due to terrorist groups patronized by Pakistan military establishment, said the chief of the European Foundation for South Asian Studies during a general
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UN Secretary-General's special envoy condemns bloodshed in Myanmar amid in
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New York [US], March 15 (ANI): United Nations (UN) Secretary-General's special envoy, Christine Schraner Burgener on Sunday strongly condemned the bloodshed in Myanmar, amid increasing violence following the military's crackdown on peaceful protests and its continued refusal to follow intern
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Uyghurs write to UK Parliament against Chinese human rights atrocities
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Washington [US], March 13 (ANI): Campaign For Uyghurs (CFU), a US-based rights group on Friday (local time) wrote a letter to the United Kingdom (UK) Parliament calling attention to the most horrific human rights atrocities committed by China against the Uyghur people.
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US congressman demands shifting 2022 Olympics from Beijing amid gross huma
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Washington [US], March 13 (ANI): The United States and other countries should pursue moving the upcoming 2022 Winter Olympic Games from Beijing to another place because of China's human rights violations and its responsibility for the novel coronavirus pandemic, US Congressman Michael McCaul
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EU set to sanction Chinese officials over human rights abuses
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Brussels [Belgium], March 12 (ANI): Senior European Union leaders have agreed to target China with sanctions over its human rights abuses, blacklisting four people and one entity in Xinjiang, according to several diplomats.
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US Senate approves bill to tighten controls on China-funded Confucius Inst
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Washington DC [US], March 11 (ANI): The US Senate had last week unanimously approved a bill that would increase oversight on Confucius Institutes, China-funded cultural centers that operate on university campuses in the country.
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US concerned as Chinese human rights lawyer goes missing
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Washington [US], March 11 (ANI): The United States has expressed concerns about the whereabouts of Chinese lawyer Wang Yu, who went missing ahead of the International Women's Day awards ceremony to honour her human rights work.
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Fear rises in Myanmar as 2nd NLD member dies in military detention
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Naypyitaw [Myanmar], March 10 (ANI): Another leader from Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi's party has died in military detention after being allegedly tortured in custody, according to a watchdog group.
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European think-tank urges UN to hold Pakistan accountable for promoting te
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Geneva [Switzerland], March 10 (ANI): An European think-tank has urged the United Nations to hold Pakistan accountable for promoting terrorism and failing to live up to its legal and moral obligations towards its own people and the international community.
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Women in Pakistan, China continue to face discrimination, violence: Pak hu
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Brussels [Belgium], March 10 (ANI): Women in Pakistan and China continue to face gender discrimination and sexual violence at home and at the workplace, said Pakistani human rights activist Anila Gulzar.
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UK MP calls for much tougher action on China's human rights abuses
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London [UK], March 10 (ANI): Former Secretary of State for Work and Pensions of the United Kingdom Iain Duncan Smith has called for "much tougher action" to combat human rights abuses in China as Beijing continues to impose severe crackdowns on Uyghurs and the citizens of Hong Kong.
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